Today's vote on the congressional pay raise is a victory for Speaker
Newt Gingrich, who figured out how to take advantage of the taxpayers to
win a pay raise for himself and his overpaid colleagues in Congress.

The American people, however, will not soon forget how Gingrich and
other congressional leaders greedily stuff their pockets with tax dollars
while the federal government is more than $5 trillion in debt. They
will not soon forget that our congressional leaders lack the self-discipline
and dignified self-restraint needed to act for the common good. The
Congress has damaged its moral authority to govern at a time when Congress
is slashing many needed health and safety programs that protect all Americans.